A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 024. Have you ever wanted to learn to play an instrument? Did you know your Mac comes with a built in guitar and piano teacher? In this episode we explore GarageBand’s built-in music lessons.

Links:
M-Audio Pro Tools Keystudio
M-Audio KeyStudio 49i 49-Key Keyboard-based Music Production System

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 023. I show you how to use Mac OS X’s built-in Preview app to do more with your PDF and image files then just view them.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 022. Use iMovie 09 to bring out your inner Hollywood. In this episode I cover how to set-up, shoot, and edit green screen effects using Apple’s built-in consumer video editing tool.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 309. Antennagate rages on. iPhone and iPad sales numbers look good. Is iTunes ready for the cloud? iTunes Store accounts hacked. Will iPod Touch get FaceTime? Tiny Apple touch screen surfaces. Two new Apple Store architectural wonders. Finding high quality album artwork. Get PDFs in iTunes. My thoughts on iAds. The trouble with troubleshooting wi-fi. MobileMe and Windows.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 021. In this episode we talk about Mac and iDevice batteries. How can you get the best performance and lifespan out of your batteries and what are some utilities that can help.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 020. Apple’s iTunes Web Preview pages are great for displaying and previewing iTunes links right in the web browser. They are also designed to launch iTunes whether you want them to or not. In this show I have tips on how to control this behaviour in your favorite browser.

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TUAW
The Apple Blog
RCDefault App
No More iTunes (Safari)
Greasemonkey (Firefox)
Stop iTunes (Firefox/Chrome)

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 019. In this episode we venture away from a pure Mac topic and into a bit of photography. With the US July 4th holiday looming I invite Kreg Steppe (Spyndle.com) over and we talk about how to use your digital camera to get the best shots of your local fireworks display.

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Technorama
Spyndle.com
DSLR Camera Remote App (iPhone)
Icarus Camera Control (Mac)
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